Re: OT: Marmite! (wasRe: [Conlangs-Conf] Witty slogan)

--- "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:

> On 3/17/06, Hanuman Zhang
> <zhang@...> wrote:
> >       LOL extreme measures are called for to seal
> in the durian goodness ;)
>
> Gaah.  Extreme measures are called-for to *locate*
> any "goodness" in
> durians.   If y'all keep talking about them like
> this I'm liable to
> chunder all over my keyboard.
>
Extreme measures?  What?  The goodness fairly OOZES
out of every spine!


> DANNY VERMIN: I allowed a durian in my house once .
> . . ONCE!
>
> Ugh.
>
Perhaps you got hold of one which was under-ripe.
Might not have come to full fragrance yet. ;-P


> There is, in DC comic books, a race of shapeshifting
> aliens called
> "Durlans".  I do not think the similarity in names
> is a coincidence.
> I think once, long ago, a Durlan was trapped on
> Earth, turned himself
> into a plant to escape detection, and died before he
> could change
> back.  Unfortunately, he was only worried about
> outward appearance and
> turned into something completely inedible, but
> people tried it anyway,
> for some reason decided they liked it, and proceeded
> to breed more of
> him...
>
>
Ah, so THAT explains why they are so unearthly good.

Adam



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8 ed remichud sis ad Betuemi, dichindu: «Cumvi avinedis iju indagadi
djudjindimindi djal credura, ed cumvi discuvredis si dadi mivi saberi pera fi
ia ju ed adori ju sivi magari.»

Machu 2:7-8